Window casing bracket for shades or curtains



A. LETOILE Aug. 14, 1945.

WINDOW CASING BRACKET FOR SHADES OR CURTAINS v Filed March 9, 1944 H W m 9 2 p I NVENTOR 11681) [e 0,279

Fatented Aug. 34, 1945 WINDOW CASING BRACKET FOR SHADES B CURTAINS Albert Letoilc, North Providence, R. I.

Application March 9, 1944, Serial No. 525,776

2 Claims. (01. 248-252) This invention relates to a bracket adapted to be attached to a window casing for the support of a roller shade, of curtains or oi draperies, or all of these at one time.

Common roller shade, drapery and curtain attachments tor a window casing are usually applied to the window casing by means of nails or screws which are inserted into the wooden casing. In a rented house where the tenant supplies fixtures of this character the fixtures are usually removed from the window casing and taken with the wnant. Changes in this sort of attachments by reason of new holes, in time, become an injury to the window casing of substantial extent.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a bracket for a window casing which may be attached to thecasing without the use of screws or nails, or inserting anything in o the casing to make a hole therein.

Another object of this invention is to provide a single bracket upon which a roller shade and also draperies or curtains may be mounted at one time.

Another object of this invention is to provide a bracket which is inexpensive to manufacture and one which may be formed from a single piece of sheet stock out out and bent to the desired shape.

Another object of this invention is to provide a bracket which may be easily attached to or removed from the casing by the tenant when desired.

Another object of this invention is to provide a bracket which will fit casings of varying widths, that several standard widths may be accommodated in the use of a single bracket.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is an elevation which fragmentally shows a portion of a window casing with my bracket attached thereto and a roller shade supported by the bracket;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on substantially line 22 of Fig. 1 and illustrating in dotdash lines the positioning of supports for other hangings on the bracket;

Fig, 3 is a perspective view of the bracket shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmental perspective view ofa modified end formation on the bracket; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating the bracket as cut out from sheet stock before being bent into finished form.

In proceeding with this invention the desired shape is cut from sheet stock and then folded into finished form. In Fig. 5 I have illustrated at it the bracket as cut out from sheet stock having the flat strap-like body portion I I with the extension I2 at the upper end. thereof. The flange I3 is bent reanwardly from the extension [2 alon the dotted line It, as shown in Fig. 5, while the support I5 is doubled back upon this flange by folding along the line l8 so as to provide the fold ll. An arm I8 extends upwardly from the flange I3 having a right angularly extending portion it which is formed by folding along the dotted line 20, as shown in Fig. 5, while the lip 2i is formed by a folding along the dotted lines 22.

At the lower end of the body portion I l a flange 23 is provided by folding the same rearwardly along the dotted line 24 while a roller shade support is provided at 25 by folding along the line 26 so that this portion 25 is doubled back upon the flange by the fold 21. Detents or projections 28 may be raised on this flange if desired. These detents or projections would be formed prior to folding that they would occur only on the face of flang 23 and would be covered on one surface by the support 25.

For the support of a roller shade, one of these supports 25 will be provided with a hole 26' for the reception of axial trunnion 21 of the roller 28' of the shade 29 while the opposite bracket will be provided with a slot 30, as shown in Fig. 4, into which the flat ratchet trunnion of the usual shade may fit.

Projection l5 (Figs. 2 and 3) is adapted for the reception of a flattened tubular drapery rod 3|, as shown in Fig. 2, by telescoping the end thereof over this support I5. An additional support 32 may be cut as at 33, as shown in Fig. 5 and raised from the stock of the portion I2 leaving an opening 34 so as to provide another support 32 for the reception of a tubular curtain supporting rod 35, as shown in Fig. 2, by telescoping the end thereof onto this support 32 in a manner similar to that of fitting the rod 3| onto the support I5.

It will be apparent that the bracket which I have described may be positioned on the window casing designated generally 36 (Fig. 1) and consisting of a cap portion 31 and vertical or upright portions 38 by merely fitting the flange 23 into the inside corner 40 of the casing and permitting the flange I3 to extend rearwardly spaced from the outer edge ll of the casing. In

order to bind this bracket in position I provide a threaded screw bolt 42 through the flange and its doubled back portion l1 having an enlarged face or end 43 so that as it is turned up by reason of the wing nut 44, this enlarged face will engage the edge ll of the casing and draw the flange 23 firmly into engagement with the inner edge 46 of the casing thatthe bracket may be bound in position. The arm I8 extends upwardly and over the top edge of the casing to engage the edge surface 41 andserves to prevent tilting of the bracket downwardly as the same is bound in position by turning up the wing nut 44.

The bracket may be easily and quickly secured in position at the corner of the casing such as shown in Fig. 1, there being a left-hand and a right-hand bracket for either upper corner of the casing. Positioning of the brackets will consume much less time and will also assure definite alignment of the support with the window and casing upon which the brackets are secured. It will be apparent that the bracket may be removed from the casing as easily and quickly as it was positioned and that no holes will occur in the casing by reason of the use of a bracket of this character.

By causing the portion of the bracket from which the arms I5 and 32 extend to be out of line with the diagonal extent of the body, this portion of the bracket is covered by the drapery rod and the drapery so that no unsightly portion will extend above and along the face of the easing, which is 01 advantage in the structure.

I claim:

1. A bracket for a window casing comprising a body having a portion adapted to lie diagonally of and flat against the face of the casing from the inner edge thereof outwardly and a portion extending at an angle to said diagonal portion and adapted to lie longitudinally of the upper portion of the casing and also flat against the face of the casing, a flange at the inner end of the diagonal portion to engage the inner edge of the casing, a flange at the outer edge of said other portion, clamping means supported by one of said flanges to engage an edge of the casing and draw the other flange thereagainst and means along said other portion to mount a curtain rod in a position to extend along and cover said portion.

2. A bracket -for a window casing comprising a body having a portion adapted to lie diagonally of and flat against the face of the casing from the inner edge thereof outwardly and a portion extending at an angle to said diagonal portion and adapted to lie longitudinally of the upper portion of the casing and also flat against the face of the casing, an integral fiange'at the inner end of the diagonal portion, an integral flange at the outer edge of said other portion, clamping means supported by one of said flanges to engage an edge of the casing and draw the other flange thereagainst and a pair of integral projections bent from the stock of said other portion to mount a pair of curtain rods in a position to extend along and cover said portion.

ALBERT LETOILE. 

